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Molokai

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Molokai (mō`lōkī`), island (1990 pop. 6,587), 261 sq mi (676 sq km), Maui co., Hawaii, between Oahu and Maui islands. Molokai is generally mountainous, with Mt. Kamakou (4,970 ft/1,515 m) the highest peak. On the north coast, separated by a rocky mountain wall from the rest of the island and accessible only over a 2,000-ft (610-m) pass, is the Kalaupapa peninsula, on which a government leper colony exists (est. 1860). Molokai has many cattle ranches and pineapple plantations; the poor soil is unfit for the cultivation of sugarcane. The chief port is Kaunakakai (1990 pop. 2,658), from which the island's products are shipped to Honolulu for export.
Molokai
an island in central Hawaii. Pop.: 7404 (2000). Area: 676 sq. km (261 sq. miles)

Molokai
Hawaiian island; site of government leper colony. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 1807]
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Santa Claus and the Molokai Mules Jeffrey Garcia, authro Jamie Meckel, illustrator Sunbelt Publications 1250 Fayette Street, El Cajon, CA 92020 www.
As Father Damien of Molokai noted, "Were it not for the constant presence of our divine Master in our humble chapel, I would not have found it possible to persevere in sharing the lot of the lepers in Molokai.
See the article by Kelly Wilson, "Father Damien of Molokai and Robert Louis Stevenson's response to a self-appointed Devil's advocate" C.
 
 
 
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